NATO fighters were scrambled the equivalent of more than once a day during 2021, mostly in response to Russian military flights.

A Republic of Korea Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35A was saved Jan. 4 when the pilot chose to land the aircraft on its belly following an inflight mechanical malfunction.

The U.S. needs to move quickly to increase collaboration with defense industries abroad to bring on the best technologies quickly, and a key way to do that would be to expand the National Technological and Industrial Base while also loosening arms sales restrictions, the Pentagon’s former top weapons buyer said.

U.S. defenses shot down four armed small drones in two days at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq, with the attempted attacks occurring on the two-year anniversary of an American drone strike in the country that killed a key Iranian military leader.

Spain’s defense and interior ministries have jointly ordered 36 Airbus H135 twin-engine light helicopters as part of a stimulus package for Spanish industry.

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Boeing a contract for the upgrade of Japan Air Self Defense Force Boeing/Mitsubishi F-15G Eagles to the Japan Super Interceptor standard, ending more than two years of changing definitions and price negotiations. 

A new initiative by the Biden administration has thrust the U.S. defense industry to the forefront of a national campaign to emit no more greenhouse gases than are removed from the atmosphere by 2050.

The U.S. and Israeli Ministry of Defense on Dec. 30 formalized a deal for 12 Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters and two additional Boeing KC-46 Pegasus refueling tankers.